All my wood comes from local tree services and orchards. I made one phone call and found a truckload of hickory last year. Best part was that it only cost me $50. Oak should be easy for you to find in Ottawa.

Here is what I do. Cook, pull, eat. All leftovers go into a zip lock bag warm. Right into the freezer. When I reheat I do it two ways. One is just on the microwave and the other is in the oven. For the oven I put the slowly defrosted meat into a tinfoil pan, poor a few tablespoons of my butt sauce o...

Hey John Your fruit woods pretty well tast the same as do your nut woods. Apple and cherry are very similar and pecan and hickory do the same. Oak falls tom it's own like mesquite. This is my own opinion. As mentioned I am partial to maple as a primary. This is because the maple is a good base for a...

Pizza night on the grill. 7 total. Cook time of 40 minutes (ouch there is a few burns on my fingers). what a show for the three that have never seen a grilled pizza before. 2- moz. and pep. for the kids 2- moz. pep. bacon and mushroom 1- moz. tomato, bacon and basil 1- moz. panchetta, artichoke, roa...

Grillman, ABT's are so versitile that you can even make them for kids. I used to make mine with a whole jap but have switched to only half. This was to please a variety of quests. If I knew it was just the guys eating them and didn't have to worry about a kid (or my wife) eating them then I would ma...

Welcome Jeremy Ahh the first baby girl. It's a beautiful thing and please make sure that you charish every moment. Mine is now two and a half and we just took our first visit to the arbitoir (kept her out of the slauter section of course). Hope your future pit master follows your love for Qing and y...